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OET (OET-LV) For/Because as a_man travelling called his own slaves and gave_over the things possessing of_him to_them.
OET (OET-RV) “It’s like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his slaves and shared his savings among them for them to manage.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces another explanation of what the kingdom of the heavens is like. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces another explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Again,” or “Also,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables
ὥσπερ & ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν
as & /a/_man traveling
To teach his disciples, Jesus offers another story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “listen to this story: it is as if a man, going abroad”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὥσπερ
as
Here Jesus implies that he is still speaking about the kingdom of the heavens. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the kingdom of the heavens is as if”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
gave_over ˱to˲_them the_‹things› possessing ˱of˲_him
Here Jesus implies that the man entrusted the slaves with his possessions for the period of time when he would be away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “gave them his possessions to take care of while he was gone”
25:14-30 This parable teaches that the Lord expects his servants to be faithful to the task given to them while waiting for his return. The delay of Christ’s return will cause some to turn to evil deeds (24:48-49), some to inactivity (25:3), and some to fearful passivity (25:18).
OET (OET-LV) For/Because as a_man travelling called his own slaves and gave_over the things possessing of_him to_them.
OET (OET-RV) “It’s like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his slaves and shared his savings among them for them to manage.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.